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Debut Regional Juried High School Art Competition at the Holland Area Arts Council.

• Miranda Lemus - All Eyes on You | Art Excellence Award - 2nd Place
• Harper Schoon-Tanis - Giraffes Wear Suits | Dennis Foley Award

The Exhibit features works from students from around the area. April 12 -May 25 (Admission is free of charge.)

Holland Softball takes on Saugatuck under the lights at Matt Urban Field - Friday, May 3 at 6pm

• Admission is FREE | Bring a donation for the Power H Shop!

We're hosting an Enrollment Block Party on Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-7:30pm at HMS… Instructional Coach Ryan Harrel tells us more about it.

Congratulations to the following artists for receiving the 2024 District Art Award:

• Kat Mai Duch (4/WST) - Silhouette painting
• June Nelson (4/HLA) - Self Portrait with Flowers
• Chloe Gale (5/JEF) - Mysterious Eye Collage
• Elliot Perkins (5/HTS) - Self portrait
• Sam Bordenkircher (6/HMS) - Parrot Crayon Etching
• Alejandra Rojas Vasquez (7/HMS) - Prisma Colored Pencil Burger
• Annie Lou Howell (8/HMS) - 
• Delaney Wilson (9/HHS) - 2- Point Perspective
• Harper Schoon-Tanis (9/HHS) - Linoleum Print
• Hadleigh Hilgert (11/HHS) - Digital Art Piece

The artists' work will be displayed for the next year in the Board Training Room in the District Administartion Building.

Holland Middle School is proud to announce that Reese Weeks and Ashlyn DePoy will be advancing to the National History Day Finals in Washington D.C. Their submission in the Group Website Category Junior Division, Silencing the Pain: Discovering Comfort in Medicine, earned them a top spot at the Michigan History Day state competition this past Saturday at Central Michigan University.  

Lexi Gibson also advanced in the Individual Exhibit Junior Division with her entry, The Barbie Revolution,  earning an alternate spot to the NHD finals.  

We’ll celebrate new students and families to Holland Public Schools and offer assistance to complete online registration and enrollment.

Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-7:30pm at Holland Middle School

• EVERY family enrolled in HPS Kindergarten who attends the BLOCK PARTY will get a Summer Goodie Bag with books and fun activities for summer learning! 
• The Ottawa County Health Dept and Miles of Smiles will be there giving the required Vision, Hearing & Dental screenings for K Enrollment.  
• Current HPS families who are registered for 2024-25 by the May 1 will be entered into a drawing for $100 Meijer gift cards!

Meet the Finalists for the Power H Impact Award.  Our winner will receive an additional $5000 and be announced on Friday, April 26!

• Prize money has been donated by The Holland Educational Foundation and an anonymous donor in the City of Holland